Digital Collection
Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.299

Negative, Glass-plate

Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company whaleback barge ALEXANDER HOLLEY, in tow. A line extends from the bow off frame. A man stands atop the cylindrical cabin at the bow, and several others are in and around the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. "C," and "2029," were handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.

Date
c. 1915
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Whalebacks, Barges, ALEXANDER HOLLEY, American Steel Barge Company, Bessemer Steamship Company, Pittsburgh Steamship Company, Bunce Transit Company, Commonwealth Coal Company, Schneider Steamship Company, Great Lakes Transit Corporation, Midland Steamships, Limited, Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company, Limited
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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